Kate Hodges

England

Staff Writer at The Green Parent

Freelance Writer at Freelance

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Articles

16 Things To Do In June

1 week ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

katehodges May 28, 2025 7 minutes read 16 Things To Do In June It's time to brew honeysuckle tea, make sun water at the solstice, have fun at free festivals, take close-up pictures of bugs, look across the capital from rooftop gardens, and go wild!
15 Things To Do In May

1 month ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

katehodges April 30, 2025 9 minutes read 15 Things To Do In May The sun is here, the ground is dry (for now) and summer is GO! This month, help build the Moominhouse, enjoy free street theatre festivals, caper at Jack-in-the-Green, wash your face in the dew, create a real-life wrestling character and grow a den made of sunflowers!
Our Children are Growing up with Nature as their Living Room

2 months ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

Manuk (34) lives with Marcel (34), Vayu (4) and Tara (2) in a tiny house in the Black Forest in GermanyWhen our youngest was born, we decided to build a tiny home to live in. Neither of us had built a house before. Marcel tore down an old wagon, completely primed the frame and built a 2.6m home on top. We had the old round roof lifted off with a tractor and reused it on the new house. The walls are made of chestnut, and so are the shingles that Marcel made himself.
14 Things to Do in April

2 months ago | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

Packed with ways to celebrate Easter, revolutionary calls to action, how to use the ghost nets that litter our coasts, radical and beautiful ways to mend, and folklore for your family, there's plenty to do this month!Immerse yourself in nature (and catch the start of the big bird migration) at an RSPB reserve – the society is celebrating a Big Wild Easter, including wild challenges, lino printing, spring trails and dinosaur egg-stravaganzas.
Score Big Discounts on Incredible Reads While You Can Only at the Big Bad Wolf 2025 Clark Book Sale

2 months ago | punto.com.ph | Maxine Mei-Fung Chung |Katrine Marçal |Kate Hodges |Jane Kent

Manila, Philippines – Kapampangans, move fast because time is running out! BigBad Wolf Books is wrapping up its first Book Sale of 2025, running until March 23 atSMX Convention Center Clark, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. So, seize the opportunity toembark on a journey of a lifetime and inspire others with amazing reads while youstill can!From well-loved classics to new, fresh picks, explore over two million titles at the BigBad Wolf Clark Book Sale.
13 Things To Do With Your Family in March

Feb 25, 2025 | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

March brings London's biggest new sculpture park, time to celebrate your favourite women, the chance to grow a micro-forest, cuddle lambs and even more spring-spiration!British Science Weekis a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that takes place between 7-16 March 2025. This year’s theme is ‘change and adapt’.
Sacred Sunday: Try Forest Bathing!

Feb 23, 2025 | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

Shinrin-Yoku, or Forest Bathing therapy is the medicine of simply being in the forest. Developed in Japan in the 1980s, it’s now a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in the country. We spoke to Faith Douglas who runs sessions in the UK'I've always had a love of nature and the outdoors. Growing up we were often out in the woods walking and playing. I work as curator at Thorp Perrow Arboretum, in Yorkshire.
Eight Things to do With Your Family in February

Jan 29, 2025 | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

Green shoots are appearing, snowdrops are peeping and it's time to emerge. February is a time of new growth, of hope and to start to dip a toe in the outside world again says Kate Hodges Find half-term inspiration; gentle indoor festivals and history experiences. Celebrate Imbolc by searching for tadpoles and making hag stone necklaces. Or head out on a clear, dark night to dance under the stars. Plus lots more...
Raising Boys with Uju Asika

Jan 14, 2025 | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

Writer, blogger and speaker Uju Asika’s bestselling book Bringing up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World shone an unflinching, but compassionate light on parenting in contemporary societyHer new book, Raising Boys Who Do Better shifts the focus to navigating the world of bringing up boys. Uju is a mum to two teenage sons and a stepson in his 20s.
17 Things To Do With Your Family In January

Dec 27, 2024 | thegreenparent.co.uk | Kate Hodges

This month, watch a retelling of Mowgli in Bradford, help your family go screen-free, celebrate the year of the wood snake, go winter camping and take a matchbox hike suggests Kate HodgesHere's our round up of fab, fun things you can do with your family in the month ahead:Children’s use of smart phones and screens is firmly on the agenda.